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1507228

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Horticulture: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that UK (a) garden centres and (b) tree and plant growers are able to trade effectively once the Border Control regime is implemented.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>In April 2022, HM Government announced that it was accelerating its transformative programme to digitise Britain’s borders, harnessing new technologies and data to reduce friction and costs for businesses and consumers, while maintaining and enhancing our high standards of biosecurity.</p><p> </p><p>A Target Operating Model will be published later this year which will set out how and when we will introduce this improved global regime of border controls. It will aim to create a seamless new ‘digital’ border, where technologies and real-time data will cut queues and smooth trade.</p><p> </p><p>This new approach will ensure that controls for plants and plant products are implemented in a way which removes friction for businesses while safeguarding our national biosecurity.</p><p> </p><p>In developing the Target Operating Model, Defra officials are engaging extensively with businesses and trade bodies, including those representing the horticulture sector, to deliver the best possible user experience for those involved with border processes.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Scott Mann question first answered 29/09/2022 16:15:47 answering member 4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann
	tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1507402

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 September 2022 to Question 46210, what steps her Department must complete between UNHCR referral under Pathway 2 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme and the arrival of such refugees in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>We launched ACRS Pathway 2 in January and anticipate referrals of up to 2,000 refugees from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) during its first year.</p><p> </p><p>The steps between the Home Office receiving a referral for resettlement under Pathway 2 of the ACRS from the UNHCR, and a refugee’s arrival in the UK, follow the same well established process as those for referrals to the UK Resettlement Scheme:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Referrals from the UNHCR are reviewed by the Home Office, who determine whether the case should be accepted for resettlement to the UK. Officials will assess eligibility through a case working process and by commissioning screening and security checks. Officials will also consider individual circumstances, such as medical and safeguarding needs.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>If a referral is accepted for resettlement by the Home Office, it will notify the UNHCR who, in turn, will inform the individual.</li></ul><p> </p><p>From there, it is vital that those resettling in the UK have somewhere suitable to stay upon arrival. An offer of resettlement under Pathway 2 of the ACRS is, therefore, provisional on suitable accommodation becoming available, and refugees will not travel to the UK until this is in place.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 29/09/2022 15:47:02 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1507358

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	British National (Overseas): Cost of Living
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether British National (Overseas) visa holders will be eligible for Government cost of living support in winter 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>Eligibility for the one-off Cost of Living Payments to support the most vulnerable households is based solely on entitlement to a qualifying benefit (e.g. means-tested or disability benefit) in respect of the qualifying period.</p><p> </p>Support for energy costs through the Energy Price Guarantee and the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme will be applied automatically to UK household energy bills.<p> </p>The Council Tax Rebate is delivered as a payment to households in England In properties in Council Tax bands A-D. answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 29/09/2022 13:15:23 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1507491

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education: Blackpool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional funding his Department has made available through (a) education investment areas and (b) education opportunity areas to support young people in Blackpool.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Scott Benton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>Blackpool benefited from over £10 million of funding through the Opportunity Areas programme between 2017 and July 2022. Blackpool will continue to benefit from continued support as a Priority Education Investment Area (PEIA).</p><p>In all 55 Education Investment Areas (EIAs), the Department will be taking steps to support underperforming schools to make necessary improvements, build trust capacity and improve digital connectivity. Over the next 3 years, up to £86 million in trust capacity funding and £150 million for extending the Connect the Classroom programme are being prioritised in EIAs, with all schools in Blackpool receiving the offer of Connect the Classroom funding. In EIAs, the Department is also offering the Levelling Up premium, worth up to £3,000 tax free, to eligible teachers.</p><p>In each of the 24 PEIAs, the Department will offer further investment in addition to the significant support available to all EIAs. PEIAs will receive a share of around £40 million of funding to address local needs, and priority access to a number of other programmes offered by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North answering member printed Jonathan Gullis question first answered 29/09/2022 16:00:36 answering member 4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
	tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1507489

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Trams
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to help reduce the cost of tram services in England.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Scott Benton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>The provision of tram services is largely devolved in England. It is for local transport authorities and operating companies to determine ticket prices.</p><p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has supported tram systems with exceptional financial support. In total, the Government will have provided around £250 million to English tram and light rail systems outside London. This funding has helped keep services running and reduced any need for local authorities and operators to pass financial pressures on to passengers.</p><p>The recently announced Energy Bill Relief Scheme will provide a price reduction to ensure that all businesses and other non-domestic customers, including local authorities, are protected from excessively high energy bills over the winter. As an energy intensive sector, it is expected many Light Rail systems will benefit significantly from this scheme.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 29/09/2022 15:10:57 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1507488

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Travel: Blackpool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional funding his Department provided to (a) Blackpool Council and (b) Blackpool Transport to support the provision of (i) bus and (ii) tram services in Blackpool during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Scott Benton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>The total funding provided to Blackpool Council and Blackpool Transport for Bus and Light Rail services for March 2020 to October 2022 is £9.5m, broken down below.</p><p>The additional funding provided to Blackpool Council for Bus Services since March 2020 is £216,052.</p><p>The additional funding provided to Blackpool Council for Light Rail Services since March 2020 is £3,520,190.</p><p>The additional funding provided to Blackpool Transport for Bus Services since March 2020 is £5,779,425.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Katherine Fletcher question first answered 29/09/2022 13:04:06 answering member 4834 label Biography information for Katherine Fletcher
	tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1507485

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional capital funding her Department has made available for the development of facilities at Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Scott Benton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust receives an annual capital allocation for its operational needs. In addition, the Trust has received £22.7 million for local infrastructure schemes over the last three years. The Trust received £5.1 million for investment in its estate and digital initiatives from the Elective Recovery Targeted Investment Fund announced in September 2021. In 2020/21, the Trust received £2.8 million for the expansion of the emergency department and £1.9 million to address backlog maintenance across its estate. In 2021/22, we also provided the Trust with £12.9 million for improvements to Fylde Coast Emergency Department to expand and develop an ambulatory village and centralise clinical care.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/09/2022 13:52:43 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1507318

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Dogs: Electric Shock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the welfare implications for dogs which (a) touch a livestock fence delivering 15,000 mJ of electricity and (b) are startled with an electronic collar delivering 5 mJ of electricity.
	tabling member constituency	Buckingham
	tabling member printed	Greg Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>Defra’s &quot;Action Plan for Animal Welfare&quot; demonstrates our commitment to a brighter future for animals both at home and abroad. Electric fences used to deter animals from crossing a boundary and which deliver a shock directly to the body are different to e-collars. The use of electric fences in agricultural settings is subject to statutory guidance which requires anyone installing an electric fence to ensure that it is designed, constructed, used and maintained properly, so that when the animals touch it they only feel slight discomfort. Installers and users should also comply with any relevant local regulations and ensure that their responsibilities under other relevant legislation, including the Health &amp; Safety At Work Act 1974, are properly discharged.</p><p> </p><p>Animals are protected from suffering as a result of poorly maintained or installed electric fences by animal welfare laws, including the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 it is an offence to cause an animal unnecessary suffering. Anyone who is cruel to an animal may face an unlimited fine or be sent to prison for up to five years, or both.</p><p> </p><p>The Defra commissioned research into the effects of e-collars was robust and showed that e-collars have a negative impact on the welfare of some dogs. The research showed that many users of the handheld devices were not using them properly in compliance with the manufacturers’ instructions. As well as being misused to inflict unnecessary harm, there is also concern that e-collars can redirect aggression or generate anxiety-based behaviour in pets, making underlying behavioural and health problems worse.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Scott Mann question first answered 29/09/2022 16:05:15 answering member 4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann
	tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1507217

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Change of Use
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that change of use planning permission is required for properties changing from a residential to holiday let status.
	tabling member constituency	Truro and Falmouth
	tabling member printed	Cherilyn Mackrory
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>The recent call for evidence on a tourist accommodation registration scheme by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport sought views on a range of issues, including the impacts of the increase in short-term and holiday lettings. This closed on 21 September and further announcements will be made in due course. In the meantime we will keep the planning status of such properties under review.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 29/09/2022 10:01:54 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4758 label Biography information for Cherilyn Mackrory

1507353

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Alaa Abdel Fattah
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to secure the release of imprisoned British citizen Alaa Abd el-Fattah ahead of COP27 in Egypt.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>Since his sentencing in December 2021, FCDO officials have consistently called on the Egyptian Government urgently to grant consular access to Alaa Abdel Fattah. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad and the former Foreign Secretary also raised the case with Foreign Minister Shoukry during his visit to London in July. The former Prime Minister raised the case with President Sisi during a call on 25 August, expressing his hope for swift and positive progress. We continue to support the family of Alaa Abdel Fattah.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 29/09/2022 15:39:36 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova